CVE-2021-43998
CVSS V2 Medium 5.5
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 up to 1.7.5 and 1.8.4 templated ACL policies would always match the first-created entity alias if multiple entity aliases exist for a specified entity and mount combination, potentially resulting in incorrect policy enforcement. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.6, 1.8.5, and 1.9.0.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-43998
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-11-30T15:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-09-08T21:42:33
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.11.0 | 1.7.5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.11.0 | 1.7.5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.8.4:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.8.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.2
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-30-vaults-templated-acl-policies-matched-first-created-alias-per-entity-and-auth-backend/32132 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43998 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43998 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:38:00 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 15:17:30 | 2021-11-30T15:15Z | 2021-11-30T15:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 15:17:30 | 2022-09-08T21:42:33 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 15:17:30 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 15:17:34 | References | updated |